Buddy Reading

Paired (Buddy) reading is a research-based fluency strategy used with readers to improve fluency. In this strategy, students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be paired to reread a story they have already read. Paired reading can be used with any book, taking turns reading by sentence, paragraph, page or chapter.

Nature Lady - Frogs & Toads

This week the Nature Lady visited our classroom and shared some interesting information relating to both frogs and toads!  She shared awesome photos and cool displays.  We also got to touch a frog skeleton!!  This was a perfect connection for our classroom, since we are the First Grade Frogs.  Check out our awesome frog hats!  A special Thank You to Emme for the fun hats!!

 

Nutcrackers

We are Nutty For Nutcrackers in First Grade!

Shapes

3-D means the shape has 3 dimensions; length, width, depth.  All 3-D shapes are solids.

2-D shapes have area, but no depth (they are flat).  

High Tech High Touch

Science Fun....Weather or Not!

Thanksgiving Fun

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Non-fiction Text Features

Non-fiction is one of the two main divisions in writing, the other form being fiction. Non-fiction is a story based on real facts and true information. 

Non-fiction texts usually include the following Text Features…

Title Page

Shows the title, the author, the publisher and a title illustration or photo.

 

Table of Contents

Identifies the main ideas and tells us the pages they are on.

Headings

Tells the reader what the upcoming section is going to be about.

Photographs

Are pictures taken with a camera.  They show what something actually looks like.

Captions

Are words by a photograph that describe the photo.

Keywords

Are colored or bold print words.  These words are important.

Diagrams

Show or explain how or what something looks like.

Labels

Are word tags that point to different parts of something.  We see labels on a diagram.

Maps
Are picture tools that help us know the location of things in the world.

Glossary

Helps a reader understand important vocabulary words in a book.

Index
Is an alphabetical listing of vocabulary and the page number where those words are found in the book.